Jonathan Zimmerman teaches education and history at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America, published by Johns Hopkins University Press. He is the co-author (with Signe Wilkinson) of Free Speech, And Why You Should Give a Damn, which was published in April by City of Light Press.
Riots Will Not Solve America’s Racism Problem
Protests are an important way to initiate change—but not at the expense of creating more victims of injustice.
Trump Thinks Fear Is Good—Except When It Comes to Coronavirus
How Republicans strategically decide which threats to maximize and to minimize.
The Biggest Flaw in the Supreme Court Confirmation Process
Nominees’ personal lives are subjected to greater scrutiny than the kind of judges they would be.
